Volkswagen ID. Buzz MOT reliability

Volkswagen ID. Buzzs passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 448 tests in 2025. 20,505 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

448

Still licensed (GB)

20,505

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 electric

397 MOTs

Passed first time 93%. Typical mileage 21,118 (most between 15,316 and 28,012).

2024: 100% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.8%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.3%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Attachment: fixing missing (0.5%)
Condition: buckle not functioning as intended (0.3%)

Where 2022 ID. Buzzs fail

Wheels & tyres

4.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.5%

Visibility & wipers

0.8%

Brakes

0.5%

Lights & electrics

0.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.